The Big Man (novel)

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The Big Man
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First UK edition
Author William McIlvanney
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton (UK),
William Morrow & Co (US)
Publication date
1985 (1985)(UK),
1 May 1986 (1986-05-01)(US)
Pages256
ISBN 978-0688064051

The Big Man is a novel by William McIlvanney published in 1986 based on real life miner and bare knuckle boxer Thomas Tallen and Alex Ritchie, a close friend of McIlvanney. The book was adapted into a film directed by David Leland, The Big Man (1990), which stars Liam Neeson, Billy Connolly, and Hugh Grant.

Plot

This novel relates the story of Dan Scoular, an unemployed man who turns to bare-knuckle boxing to make a living. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Bailey, Hilary (5 September 1985). "A matter of manner/ Review of new fiction". The Guardian.


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